We rely on weather forecasts every day. But a lot of data is needed to make forecasting possible. Peter Jones was awarded a Rainfall Excellence Award by the Bureau of Meteorology on Thursday. He has been collecting precipitation in Tasmania for over 50 years. ...

Politics of the week: Barnaby Joyce has claimed victory in the New England by-election and but the Government's real test is in Bennelong on December 16. Will any more politicians refer themselves to the High Court ahead of the December 5 deadline? And what will the Banking Royal Commission really ...

Victoria is being warned to brace for a weather system so intense the State Emergency Services say most locals will never have experienced anything like it. Already some parts of the state have received half their average December rainfall, with more expected over the next two days. Flood ...